Mass Effect 2 was a massive jump for the series, and it was the game that originally got me hooked.
#MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY EDITION REVIEW SERIES#
The Legendary Edition has given me a chance to play through one of my favorite game series of all time like it is new again. Virtually every encounter has long lasting ramifications for your story, and it has been so long since I last played the entire series, I am going in with relatively fresh eyes. I had forgotten just how much of an impact the decisions you make in Mass Effect 1 have on the rest of the trilogy. Inventory management is still a chore, and some of the exploration still drags, but overall the focus on simplifying things allows the story and character moments to really shine. Overall Mass Effect 1 is still the roughest in the series, but it is way smoother to play with the upgrades in the Legendary Edition.
#MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY EDITION REVIEW 1080P#
These are still relatively old games, and the ability to run them all at almost max settings on virtually any PC in at least 1080p and in most cases 1440p makes messing with a lot of the minutia unnecessary. This never felt like it wasn’t enough though, because the Legendary Edition itself has limited how much tweaking is needed. Speaking of the PC, there are not as many graphics options available as veteran players might think, with the options being streamlined and cut down to the bare necessities. I was able to maintain 4K/60FPS on a very middle of the road PC, and know that players on console have reported strong visuals as well. Playing Mass Effect in 4K is a treat, no matter which one of the games you are playing. A more traditional remaster/remake would have added in appropriate environmental upgrades and foliage, while the Legendary Edition is working with simply upgrading existing assets, not adding new ones. The upgraded visuals also call attention to how sparse and bland some of the environments are. Mass Effect 1 again specifically benefits from the changes, although at times the newly revamped lighting and adjustments call attention to blemishes that were hidden in the shadows before. It is not the massive overhaul that some other games have benefited from recently, but it is more than enough of an improvement to justify the purchase. Visually, the upgrades in the Legendary Edition are mostly positive. The Legendary Edition fixes that, and brings the combat and controls more into line with the rest of the franchise. Combat could be problematic, and there were occasionally issues with crouching behind cover, and melee was automatically triggered by shooting when you were close enough to the enemy. Not only is it the oldest of the games, but it had the densest and most difficult to approach mechanics. Mass Effect 1 is the game that benefits the most from the changes in the Legendary Edition. Now with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, a lot of that aging has been mitigated and the franchise is even more approachable than ever.
Mass Effect 1 in particular struggled as time went on, both because of the age of the game and the improvements that subsequent entries made to the gameplay. Unfortunately, Mass Effect was starting to show its age, as all games eventually do. Millions of fans have been inspired by Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy, and Mass Effect has been a huge part of the general conversation around video games for years. The massive Sci-Fi franchise showcased just how much impact a narrative based game could have on the players.
Mass Effect has been held up as the standard for what an RPG can and should be for more than a decade, and for good reason.
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